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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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